Construction of sea-grass, cane, and willow chairs



Jan. 24, 1928. 1,657,016

L. S. KUN

CONSTRUCTION OF SEA GRASS, CANE, AND WILLOW CHAIRS Filed D80- 1. 1926 54 M a 1522i?? Patented Jan. 24, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CONSTRUCTION O SEA-GRASS, CANE, AND VJILLOW OI-IAIBE.

Application filed December 1, 1926, Serial No. 151,960, and in CanadaNovember 26, 1925.

terial at its point of termination at the foot of the chair leg, asusually obtains in this class of chair when the common methods ofconstruction are followed. a

It is a well recognized fact that in almost all chairs of this class thepliable material which is used to plait, weave, or twist around the leginvariably becomes de tached at the foot, ultimately causing the ruin ofthe chair.

The seat of my invention is the elimination of this defect, which Iaccomplish by introducing a method of locking the terminal convolutionsof the weave near the foot My method is more clearly understood byreference to the drawings herewith which form part of this application,in which Fig. l is a general view or front elevation of the lower end ofthe leg of a chair of the type in question, showing my improvedconstruction.

2 is a cross sectionof the same.

Fig. 3 is a halt vertical section of Fig. l, and

Fig. t is an enlarged View of the locking of the weave.

The solid portion of the chair leg which may be of bamboo, cane, orother suitable wood, is indicated by (at), around which convolutions ofcane, twisted sea-grass, or other pliable material are wound as shown at(b). The usual method is to wind from the top and secure the lowestconvolution by a pin or tack; but in my method I take one or morevertical loops .(0) preferably of? flat pliable cane, (in the drawingfive of these elongated U-shaped loops are shown,) the inner member ofthe loop is laid fiat against the wood core whilst theouter member isarranged so as to form a weave with the convolutions (b),the U-shapedloop passing around the lowest convolution thence being threadedalternately over and convolutions (b), and being finally securedunderneath the upper convolutions of the leg winding. The terminal ofthe lowest convolution (b) is tucked in underneath the superposedconvolution and thus firmly secured by them as shown at It preferred thewinding of the leg may commence with the member (05) and proceed fromthe foot upwards weaving in the loop member (0) alternately as theconvolutions proceed.

The arrangement of the locking member (0) is clearly shown in Fig. 3 andFig. 4; the full lines in l ig. 4: show the shape of the member (0)before it is woven into the convolutions. Pliable cane flat andrelatively thin is here shown as the most preferable iorm'uscd; thedotted or broken lines (6) in Fig. 4. show the final shape of thelocking member, the inner member of the loop being and the outer member(g).

it will thus be seen that with my construction the loosening of thelower convolutions forming the covering of the legs of this type tionsand having its outer member inteia under every alternate one or more ofthe laced with the said convolutions and secured thereby.

2. In a chair leg of the type described, a central solid core, said corehaving wound upon it a series of convolutions of pliable interlacedright-angularly with the said convolutions through which it is threadedin alternate order.

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lowest of the said convolutions and being

